Case holder for books



March 12, 1929, A. WINNER- Y CASE HOLDER FOR BOOKS Filed April 17, 1926'2 Sheets-Shoot Filed April 1'7, 1926 2 Shoots-Shoot 2 flli A I I A W WWM Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

* UNITED STATES;

AUGUST WINNER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CASE HOLDER FOR BOOKS. 7

Application filed April'li, 1926. Serial No. 102,621.

This invention relates to a'portable case designed primarily for theaccommodation of books, there being combined with thecase certainfeatures-which adapt it to function as a holder for the books at thetime of their use.

In the present device I'have aimed to provide a case which -iscommodious, compact and light, and henceeasily portable; a case in whichbooks are retained in such relation that when it is opened the booksthemselves are disposed ready for use; a case in which the books may beheld in aclosely grouped arrangement convenient for inter-referencepurposes; and a case wherein the mountings for two of the books may beshifted to different positions, as desired. The invention consistsfurther innumerous other features of construction and combinations ofparts, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

A suggestiveembodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein- 1 Y Figure 1 is a plan view of thecaseholder opened up to expose three bookstherein each of which isclosed;

Fig. 2' is a transverse section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; 1 Fig. 3 which isa View similar to Fig.2 shows the mountings for two-of the bookstransposed to different positions;

Fig. 4: is a sectional detail of one of the mountings'taken on line 4-4of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the case holder asit appears when closed.

As shown in the drawings, the case holder comprises two companion boxsections A and B, preferably rather shallow after themanner of trays,and swingingly connected together as at 6. Each section is formedv ofcorresponding parts including a bottom 7 adjacent side walls 8, andother side walls 9 which are remotely disposed when the case is openedup for use. Between the side walls are extended end walls 10. 1 Each boxsection is designed for the ac commodation of one book. The mountingstherefor which are substantially alike each include a supporting board11 flexibly connected along one edge to an elevation board 12which inturn is similarly joined to a base board 13 which is fixedly securedadjacent a tray bottom 7. Between the two supporting boards is extendeda flexible connection 14 which may carry a snap fastener 15 in positionto rest upon the upper edge of the adjacent side Walls 8 when the partsare related as in Fig.2. A laterally extending tab l5 secured in placeby this fastener may also'be" provided to facilitate manipulation-of.-the supporting boards. A socket member 16 designed for co-operation withthe fastener 15 s is provided adjacent the free edge of one supportingboard 11 and serves additionally to connect therewith a flap or tab 17.By the 7 means described the supporting board. may be sustained in anelevated positioin'as shown in Fig. 2. V This movement from a down to anupv position requires that each elevation board swlng around through anarc of near-, ly 90; In the down position one elevation board isdisposed against'the' tray bottom 7 in alignment with its associatedbase board 13, and upon both of these boards the supporting board 11 isrested, thus assuming the most compact relationship which ispossible;The shift in positions of the supporting boards involves a sliding oftheflexible connection 14 over the upper edges of the'two adjacent sidewa'lls8. By pushing down upon one'book the other can be raisedso thatthe operation of reversing the book vpositions is very easily effected.,1 V. v i

A flap 18 .is associated with each supporting board. As shown, itstwoendsare joined to the board ends,.and. in the intervening space maybeaocommodatedone'cover 19 of either book X or Y of whichone is carriedin2 each tray section. In this manner the two With a case-holder of thepresent construction I may also associate a third book Z together with amounting therefor. As shown, this comprises a supporting board 20 havingjoined thereto a cover retaining flap 21, also a semirigid extensionflap 22 which may be equipped with a snap fastener 23- for detachableconnection with one end 10 of the tray" structure. The upper edge ofthis tray end may be beveled at 24 to-furnish a rest for the rear sideof the extension flap whereby the book support tends to remain in anearly upright position. 7

The open or reading positions of the three books have. alreadybeenindicated in the preceding description. The eye may readily passfrom one to another for convenient inter-reference work wheneverdesired. It is contemplated, however, that the present holder shallexpose for reading at one time butlone of the two books X or Y. Theother book will then remain closed with its support in folded orcollapsed condition. A reversal in the position of the supports may bequickly effected, whenever desired, therebylbringing the other book upto a reading position.

At times the case holder may desirably be closed up for greaterconvenience in carrying. This requires merely the collapse of the booksupports within the two trays, folding down of the remaining support,closing of the two tray sections upon each other as shown in Fi 5, andsnapping of a tabbed fastener to lock the case against opening. A straphandle 26 may also berprovided, as shown.

A case holder having the characteristics noted may conveniently be madefrom binder hoard or other light material covered with suitable cloth orfabric. The flexible connections required may be formed from'the samefabric covering, The resulting structure is accordingly light, compact,and easily handled. For reasons such as these the case holder of myinvention is admirably adapted to fulfill the requirements of itsintended use,

flexibly connected boards one of which is the wall interveningbetweeirthe two trays,

and having a length sufficient to permit each support to rest ad acent1ts associated tray bottom, and means for detachably secur ng onesupport to the flexible. connectionat a point intermediate of its fixedattachment with the supports, substantially as described.

, 8. In a case holder, the combination of a pair of hinged traysadapted, when folded together, to provide a case, a movable book supportin each tray, rigid means hingedly connecting the remote ends of the twosupports with a point adjacent the tray bottoms, flexible meansconnected to the adjacent ends of the two supports and passing slidablyover the wall intervening between the two trays,

and means whereby onesupportjmay be d e-- tachably secured. tosaidflexible means at a point intermediate of its two fixed connec tions,substantially as described. I

. 4:. In a case holder, the combination of a pair of adjacent traysdivided by a wall, a book support movably mounted in each tray, flexiblemeans passing over the wall to connect fixedly with each support, a snapfastener carried by said means'at a point adjacent the wall top when onesupport is in a down position, and a device carried by the other supportfor co-operating with said fastener whereby to sustain the lattersupport in an elevated position, substantially as described.

